Arts Activities Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Ethnic Dance Theatre
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
December 2016
End Date
June 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Ramsey
Hennepin
Ramsey
Project Overview
Arts Activities Support
Project Details
Funding to produce a series of concerts entitled Carpathia, representing dances and music from the central European region of the Carpathian Mountains. Performances will take place at Concordia University's EM Pearson Theater in St Paul.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Eagan Art House Executive Director; Bethany Brunsell: Music teacher and performer; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Marisol Chiclana-Ayla: Artist, Board Chair of El Arco Iris; Jamil Jude: Theatre artist; Tricia Khutoretsky: Public Functionary Curator and Co-Director; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Dayna Martinez: Ordway Center for the Performing Arts Artistic Director of World Music and Dance and the International Children’s Festival; Coleen McLaughlin: Arts Midwest Director of External Relations; Tom Moffatt: Silverwood Park Supervisor; Osman Mohamed Ali: Somali Museum of Minnesota Founder and Executive Director; Kathy Mouacheupao: Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation Cultural Corridor Coordinator; Adam Napoli-Rangel: Artist; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Djenane Saint Juste: Afoutayi Dance Company Founder; Andrea Sjogren: Hopkins Public Schools Youth Programs Coordinator; Dameun Strange: Composer and performer; Melissa Wright: Twin Cities Public Television.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Carrie Vecchione: Administration, artistic, youth programming; Daniel Peltzman: Administration, organizational development; Denise Tennen: Artistic, Community Education, finance; Kari Schloner: Administration, artistic, finance; Lacey Prpic Hedtke: Artistic, administration, fundraising; Christopher Bineham: Administration, fundraising, artistic; Sara Kleinsasser Tan: Administration, artistic, education; Adam Courville: Administration, Community Education, artistic; Huda Farah: Community Education.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$10,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$33,785
Direct expenses
$43,785
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Our criteria for a successful project are to produce a concert that is of the highest artistic quality and enjoyed by critics and audiences. We strive to sell an average of 70% of the total seats over 3 performances and attract 5% first time attendees. We will measure our success in having produced a concert of highest artistic quality through reviews, audience responses and comments verbally, on our Facebook page and through an audience survey form while also interviewing the artists involved. We have audience box office receipts and on-line sales tracking to measure if we reached a 70% capacity and through our survey record the percentage of new audience members.

Measurable Outcome(s)

We had 468 people attend 3 performances that consisted of 38 artists. There were 27 people in the audience who asked Questions of the Artistic Director after Friday show; 4 people at the master class offered before the Saturday night performance; and, at least 60 people from the audience who came up on stage and danced simple folk dances to the live music with the cast after Sunday performance.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Recipient Board Members
Claire Courtney, Loren Kramer-Johnson, Jeanne Schultz, Donald LaCourse, Marina Kharam, Leila Poullada, Rita Schultz, Matt LaCourse, Eva Kish
Project Manager
First Name
Donald
Last Name
La Course
Organization Name
Ethnic Dance Theatre
Street Address
3507 Clinton Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55408-4577
Phone
(612) 872-8075
Email
ddlacourse53@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency